LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Pakistani Christians who have fled the country due to persecution were relieved to hear the government has reversed its decision to stop issuing or renewing passports to those seeking asylum abroad. The government announced the decision this week following Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s June 5 statement that the […]
Pakistan Reverses Ban on Passports for Asylum Seekers
Collective sigh of relief from Christians fleeing persecution.
July 25, 2024 By -
Faith of Christian on Death Row in Pakistan Shines in Studies
‘Blasphemy’ convict focuses on prayer, Bible and academic excellence.
July 23, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan despite lack of evidence has demonstrated his faith by excelling academically even in prison, sources said. Nouman Masih, 24, recently passed his high school board examination with a very high score, demonstrating his faith in God for a future […]
Christian Father, 29, Gunned Down by Muslims in Pakistan
Catholic was sole provider for family with four children.
July 15, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Catholic father of four children was gunned down by Muslim neighbors last week after he objected to their harassment of Christians in the area, his family said. Marshall Masih of the Patiala House area in Lahore was the sole breadwinner for his elderly parents, wife and four […]
Pakistan among Worst Violators of Religious Freedom, US Body Says
USCIRF again recommends designation as ‘Country of Particular Concern.’
July 12, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) again has recommended that the State Department designate Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC), citing the country’s blasphemy laws as a prime source religious freedom violations. The U.S. State Department does not accept all USCIRF recommendations in its […]
Christian Girl, 14, Taken for Sham Conversion/Marriage in Pakistan
Neighborhood butcher, 27, arranged kidnapping, father told.
July 9, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Another Christian girl in Pakistan, this one 14 years old, has fallen victim to forced conversion/marriage by a Muslim kidnapper, sources said. Khalid Masih, a 48-year-old Catholic sanitation worker in Islamabad, said that a butcher in his neighborhood, Haider Ali, took his daughter Alina Khalid from their home in […]
Christian Sentenced to Death under Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law
Kiln worker convicted without evidence, attorney says.
July 3, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Saturday (June 29) handed the death sentence to a Christian for allegedly sharing a “blasphemous” video on a social media platform despite lack of evidence, his attorney said. Sahiwal District Anti-Terrorism Judge Ziaullah Khan delivered the sentence to 27-year-old Ehsaan (nickname “Shan”) […]
Shattered Widow of Christian Lynched in Pakistan Dies
Trauma, depression follow killing incited by false blasphemy accusation.
June 25, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Not a day passed when Allah Rakhi Bibi would not cry for her husband Nazeer Masih Gill, beaten to death at 74 by a Muslim mob on a false blasphemy accusation a month ago. On Friday (June 21), the grieving widow could bear the suffering no longer, and […]
Blasphemy Law Wielded against Christian in Pakistan
Relatives misuse statute in personal dispute, Christian leader says.
June 24, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan on Sunday (June 23) arrested a Christian under blasphemy laws as part of his siblings’ effort to retaliate against him over a property dispute, sources said. The arrest came the same day a key government minister admitted on the floor of the National Assembly that […]
Christian in Pakistan Jailed for Stepping on Papers in Street
Rickshaw driver was trying to protect his feet from hot road.
June 18, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Catholic has been jailed under blasphemy charges since April 27 in Lahore, Pakistan for inadvertently stepping out of his rickshaw onto some papers said to be pages of the Quran, sources said. Dennis Albert, a 35-year-old rickshaw driver, was booked under one section of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws […]
Bail Granted to Suspects in Killing of Christian in Pakistan
Police deliberately obtain statements from false witnesses, attorney says.
June 17, 2024 By -
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Due to sloppy police investigation and pressure from an Islamist extremist party, a judge last week granted bail to at least 52 Muslims accused of killing a Christian man over a false blasphemy accusation, sources said. Special Judge Anti-Terrorism Court Sargodha Muhammad Abbas on Thursday (June 13), granted […]